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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2023

The Vietnamese octogenarian fighting for Agent Orange victims

Tran To Nga is the first civilian to sue the 14 multinational chemical firms that produced and sold the toxic herbicide sprayed over Vietnam by U.S. forces during the war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2023

'Disaster' Cyclone Biparjoy weakens after ramming India's coast

Cyclones are a regular and deadly menace on the coast of the northern Indian Ocean, where tens of millions of people live.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2023

The ups and downs of the Modi decade

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nine years in office have included plenty of worthy achievements, but unfortunately, they have also featured flawed policies in a wide range of areas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2023

As Kyiv reckons with deaths near a shelter, Russia evacuates border towns

Three people, including a woman and her child, were killed in an explosion near the entrance of a shelter early Thursday morning, having been locked out in the middle of an air raid.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 3, 2023

Taipei diners line up for noodles topped with deep sea isopods

Diners are reserving in droves, but wildlife experts aren't sure the critters are perfectly safe to eat.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 2, 2023

Lack of detail on Kishida's plan to fund child care measures draws criticism

With a snap election possibly on the horizon, the government is seen as being unwilling to upset voters by increasing the burden on taxpayers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2023

India’s workers are trapped in a vicious cycle of coal and heat

The vast, climate-vulnerable nation's reliance on coal is making its own predicament worse, leaving hundreds of millions of its workers caught in a vicious heat cycle.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2023

Sunak risks fresh COVID row in battle to withhold 'sensitive' messages

The British prime minister must decide by Thursday whether to release ministers’ WhatsApp messages to a public inquiry, having received legal advice not to.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2023

Recycling in focus as plastics treaty talks get underway in Paris

Many countries have said a goal of the treaty should be 'circularity' — or keeping already produced plastic items in circulation as long as possible.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2023

Diane Feinstein, back in the U.S. Senate, relies heavily on staff to function

The California Democrat is surrounded by a large retinue of aides at all times, who tell her how and when to vote and shield her from the press and public.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
May 28, 2023

The My Number card has some real benefits. Is it time you got yours?

Hit with a few scattered glitches recently, the My Number card still proved helpful to our writer when he filed his taxes.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2023

What happens if the U.S. fails to lift its debt limit by June 5?

With each day that passes, the chance of the United States stumbling into a scenario where it cannot pay all its existing bills is increasing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2023

Artificial intelligence, democracy and the global order

The sudden arrival of groundbreaking AI tools has created an urgent need for a more holistic and global approach to tech governance.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2023

Gun violence affects vulnerable children more even with strict laws, U.S. study says

While firearm death rates were higher overall among young people living in states with loose gun laws, gun-related deaths were concentrated in socially vulnerable communities across the U.S.
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JAPAN
May 23, 2023

Realizing the power of bokashi and microorganisms in farming

Farmers worldwide have shown a preference for bokashi, whose top proponents include Okinawa-based researcher Teruo Higa, over traditional composting because it is much quicker to prepare.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 23, 2023

In West Africa, a ‘bokashi revolution’ takes root

A Japanese fermentation-based fertilization method is helping the region’s farmers cope with the effects of the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / Longform
May 22, 2023

Luxury hotels are on the rise as Japan woos the wealthy

From plush city hotels to beach resorts, establishments costing over ¥100,000 a night are becoming a common sight.
JAPAN
May 21, 2023

Japan aims to double child-related budgets by 2035

The government plans to create a new special account to unify the management of budgets related to children.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Japan offers comprehensive assistance for Ukraine

The simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine that actually began in 2014 exploded into a full-on invasion in late February 2022. Japan responded immediately, condemning Russia’s incursion and sending an array of financial, humanitarian and nonlethal aid to Ukraine. The exodus of refugees from...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Sustainability a key focal point of education and research

Keio University is harnessing its legacy of independence and academic excellence to create platforms for organic collaboration and transformative research initiatives. From inclusive sustainability projects and insightful discussions with world leaders to new cutting-edge research centers, Keio provides...
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 11, 2023

Counting the cost of Japan's COVID-19 fight

The ¥76.5 trillion spent for pandemic measures in the past three years amounts to about ¥637,000 per person.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 10, 2023

Return of yokozuna council's open training offers good and bad

As with any pre-tournament training session, what didn’t happen was more informative than what did.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 5, 2023

Experimental Alzheimer's drug slowed disease by 35% in trial, Eli Lilly reports

The results provide what experts say is the strongest evidence yet that removing sticky amyloid plaques from the brain benefits patients with the fatal disease.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2023

The inside story of Buffett’s big Japan bet, over glasses of Coke at Four Seasons

The billionaire investor's visit is seen as an important vote of confidence in Japan’s big five traders as they pivot away from fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 30, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s next six months as PM look harder than the first

Tory ministers, strategists and advisers fear that Sunak risks losing momentum, hitting a ceiling in the polls as policy problems and political dramas pile up.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2023

Japan to drop COVID border measures from Saturday

All incoming passengers are currently required to present proof of at least three COVID-19 vaccinations or have tested negative for the virus before departure.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2023

Democrats should cheer up about Biden’s bid for another four years

Voters have understandable hesitation about the Joe Biden’s age, but they ought to feel good about his accomplishments.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 25, 2023

Biden makes presidential re-election bid official

Biden made his announcement in a slickly produced video released by his new campaign team, in which he declares it is his job to defend American democracy.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past